May 19, 2006

Piracy and Copyright: an Ethics Lesson

By BROCK READ

A U. of Richmond law professor is helping colleges spread copyright knowledge

Just moments after introducing himself to a lecture hall dotted with students at the University of Virginia, James Gibson is already showing off the pedagogical tricks one would expect of a law professor, playing devil's advocate, pressing students to rebut his arguments.

When one student argues that music and movie piracy are "just a market correction for what amounts to a cartel," the professor

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